diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 46da07670c2b..c8f70f965e8e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *);
 
 static inline unsigned long regs_return_value(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	return regs->gr[20];
+	return regs->gr[28];
 }
 
 #endif